The Board has remanded the claims for a separate rating for recurrent boils of the buttocks area and TDIU due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran will need to undergo an examination to determine the nature and severity of his perianal cyst, and the adjudication of TDIU may change based on this new information.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous decisions were based on insufficient rationale provided in the VA medical opinions, specifically those from April 2016 and September 2016. The Court instructed the Board to provide an adequate medical examination for the Veteran's recurrent boils of the buttocks area.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent boils of the buttocks area, perianal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037725
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and completion of a form by his employer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's recurrent boils of the buttocks. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a separate rating for recurrent boils of the buttocks area and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board found no current chronic disabilities related to the claimed perianal cyst, left ankle injury, or tinea cruris. The veteran's end stage renal disease is not service-connected as there is no evidence linking it to his in-service urology problems.
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